Both sides in the battle over Referendums C and D have started running ads, according to the Rocky Mountain News [June 30, 2005, "There are lies, dang lies and Ref. C lies"]. From the article, "The other guy's radio ad is a lie. That's the word from both friends and foes of Referendum C, who on Wednesday released competing ads about the November ballot measure."
David Harsanyi scorches Republicans for remaining silent on Referendum C in his column in today's Denver Post [June 30, 2005, "Republicans leaderless on TABOR"]. He writes, "Where are congressman Bob Beauprez or former University of Denver president Marc Holtzman - the leading Republican candidates for governor? Are any Colorado Republican leaders willing to take on Owens and Democrats on this colossal tax hike?"
It appears that the group that brought Dick Armey to Colorado this week broke local campaign law, according to the Denver Post [June 30, 2005, "Anti-tax group broke state law"]. From the article, "The national conservative advocacy group that brought in former U.S. Rep. Dick Armey of Texas to kick off its campaign against suspending TABOR tax refunds violated Colorado election law right out of the gate. State law requires that such groups register as soon as they spend $200 or more to support or oppose ballot questions such as Referendums C and D. But FreedomWorks officials, who already have spent more than that in their campaign against Referendum C, are only now preparing their paperwork for the secretary of state's office, said Molly Byrne, FreedomWorks vice president for campaigns. The group's failure to register before crossing the $200 threshold, punishable by a fine of $50 per day, was accidental, Byrne said."
5280 Weblog: "The Independence Institute, Colorado's conservative think tank, is coming under fire for using its tax-exempt status to raise money that may fund advertisements opposing Referendums C and D, the ballot measure voters will face in November that deals with adjusting Colorado's finances. What the institute is doing is dancing through one of the many campaign finance loopholes that exists in Colorado."
The article is from the new 5280 blogger, Jason Bane.
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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